Rochdale
Aims/priorities: The Edward Holt Trust invites applications from charities working in Greater Manchester for ambitious new pilot projects that aim to lift people out of poverty and/or prevent homelessness.
They are looking for bold, practical and locally rooted proposals focused on prevention. Projects should tackle root causes, reduce vulnerability and build lasting resilience for individuals and communities.
Aims/priorities: Grants are available for UK-based charities to deliver projects and activities that make the arts more accessible and support the communities that keep them thriving.
This fund aims to support projects and activities that enable access to the arts and heritage.
The theme of the current funding round is Community Engagement. Proposed projects should meet all of the following criteria:
Aims/priorities: Launched in June 2021, the Shoosmiths Foundation is a grant-making body working to help address societal issues, to empower sustainable change and to improve the lives of the people and the environment in the UK.
Grants are available for registered charities across the UK to deliver projects that widen access to legal and business services careers for underrepresented groups.
The Foundation offers grants in the following categories:
In May 2026, Action Together Rochdale welcomed grassroots voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations from across the borough to the first Rochdale Community Voices Network meeting.
Our first Network event brought together grassroots Rochdale groups who are working to challenge the health inequalities their communities face, and amplify the voices of marginalised communities to drive meaningful change.
Our May Network meeting offered space for groups to discuss where felt they had had success with improving the health outcomes of the people they support, as well as what they had learnt and what new challenges their communities were facing. We were joined by The Salik Project UK who delivered an inspirational Spotlight session on how they supported recovery within South Asian communities in Rochdale and how community voice is embedded at the heart of its approach. The session provided a powerful example of how listening to lived experience and building trust within communities can lead to more effective and culturally appropriate support.
After a session of deep conversation and moving presentations, we asked the groups in the room, what would be your priorities for this network space? We asked them to post them anonymously in our priorities post box, to help shape our future sessions and system change goals. Looking at what was posted in these boxes, we found that our groups were looking for our Community Voices Network to focus on…
In our next network session on Wednesday 23 September 2026, 11am to 1pm at Deeplish Community Wellbeing Centre, we will bring these priorities back to our network and ask our Community Voices Network, what do these priorities look like in real life? How can we progress these priorities together?
Our Community Voices Network is being shaped and guided by the Community Voices Foundation Group, whose members bring a wealth of experience and connections from across Rochdale's diverse communities, including:
Together they are helping to drive the network forward and lead vital engagement activity through the Community Voices programme in partnership with NHS Greater Manchester and 10GM.
Date/time: Wednesday 23 September 2026, 11am to 1pm
Location: Deeplish Community Centre, 57 Hare Street, Rochdale OL11 1JT
Aims/priorities: Through this fund, we want to help sustain access to specialist domestic abuse counselling. We will provide five-year grants to organisations that have a deep understanding of domestic abuse and the needs of victim-survivors, enabling them to continue providing counselling that helps people recover and rebuild their lives.
This fund is part of our Safer Futures Programme that backs organisations who are supporting people to rebuild their lives after abuse, displacement or prison.
Aims/priorities: Grants are available for the conservation, repair and conversion of listed buildings of all grades, historic buildings in conservation areas, registered parks, gardens and scheduled monuments in England to help people save the historic sites that are important to them, especially those areas most in need.
The Heritage at Risk Capital Fund's objectives are to:
Aims/priorities: This programme is provided by the PRS Foundation. PRS is an independent charitable foundation set up in 2000 by PRS for Music, the performance rights collecting society for composers, songwriters and music publishers.The Foundation aims to stimulate and support the creation, development and performance of new music in the UK.
The funding is intended to support the creation of new music by investing in talented writers and producers to help them build their careers at crucial stages.
Aims/priorities: Unrestricted grants are available for community and voluntary sports groups across the UK and Ireland, delivering activities for a social purpose to under-represented communities.
Since Cash4Clubs aims to get vital funds to clubs that need it most, priority will be given to applications from groups working in areas of high deprivation and engaging adults from specific under-represented groups. That means those who:
Aims/priorities: The aim of this fund is to support the study and research of castles to enhance both scholarly and public education. This includes supporting historical and archaeological research, the promotion and dissemination of such research, and the production of other pieces of work such as reconstruction drawings that would help enhance the public understanding of castles and castle sites.
Who can apply? Individuals and organisations may apply.
Grant amount: Grants of up to £15,000, including VAT, are available.
Aims/priorities: The One Stop Community Partnership programme is administered by Groundwork working in partnership with One Stop Stores Ltd.
The programme provides partnership as well as financial assistance. Alongside an initial grant, a long-term tailored programme of support is created for successful applicants by the One Stop Community Team and One Stop Store Team. Grant recipients then work in partnership with the One Stop Store Team at their local shop to deliver this programme.
